Faro Controlled Miracles

Authored by Ed Marlo
Selfpublished, 1964 (Spiralbound), 71 pages

(93 entries)


(typed in by Denis Behr)
 
CreatorTitle of Routine or SleightCommentPageCARCCategories
Ed MarloFaro Dividerdividing a deck/packet into 4 piles with an equal number of cards1Cards / Sleights  / Counting Cards / Dividers (forming packets of certain number of cards) Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Oddities
Ed MarloOff Center Faro Dividermethod of dividing deck in 4 packets of non-equal size of known number2Cards / Sleights  / Counting Cards / Dividers (forming packets of certain number of cards) Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Oddities
Ed MarloFaro Divider Controls- For Two Cards
- For Three Cards
2Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro
Ed MarloThe Un-Weave Faroshuffle that retains groups on bottom or top without weaving them2Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Partial Faro Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Oddities
Ed MarloFaro Straddle Shuffledefinition of in and out for an odd deck3Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / General Comments
Ed MarloThe Riffle Weavealternating top 10 cards during riffle shuffle3Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Table Faro Cards / Sleights  / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Oddities
Ed MarloThe Clocked Farotips to speed up consecutive faros4Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / In the Hands Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / General Comments
Ed MarloThe Incomplete Farodefinition and basic peek procedure5Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Incomplete Faro Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Single Card Controls / Faro Controls / Incomplete Faro
Ed MarloNo Key - Faro Acessimilar to Vernon's Aces without key cards and counting5Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card Control Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro Cards / Sleights  / Estimation / Visual Estimation
Ed MarloBluff Spacingcontext6Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Miscellaneous
Ed MarloMarlo Placement Cullspread cull procedure to set cards at desired positions from top, e.g. aces at positions 6-15-19-256Cards / Sleights  / Culling / Spread Cull / to do more (palming, placements...) Cards / Sleights  / Stacking / Stacking without ShufflingCards / Principles / Placement Principles / Miscellaneous
Ed MarloKey - Faro Acessetting aces as keys for a multiple control like Vernon's Aces, context8Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro Cards / Principles / Key Card Principles / Key Card Placements
Ed MarloMarlo Simplex Placement Cullspread cull procedure to set cards at desired positions from top, e.g. aces at positions 6-15-19-258Cards / Sleights  / Culling / Spread Cull / to do more (palming, placements...) Cards / Sleights  / Stacking / Stacking without ShufflingCards / Principles / Placement Principles / Miscellaneous
Ed MarloAny Number of Handsshuffled deck, any number of hands named, performer looks through deck, when cards are dealt, the named value four-of-a-kind is in the named hand10Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Any Pokerhand Called For Cards / Sleights  / Stacking / Stacking without Shuffling
Ed MarloIn One Riffle Shufflestacking 4 cards in one shuffle, also at different distances10Cards / Sleights  / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Shuffle Placement
Ed MarloAce Spellaces placed on top, after one riffle shuffle and one faro they can all be spelled out, context11Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling & Lie Detector Effects / Spelling / Impromptu
Ed MarloCorrection on Faro Fooler #122 separated face up cards come together to sandwich selection, see Faro Fooler #1212Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Simple Sandwich
Neal Elias & Ed MarloPacket Handling for Faro Fooler #122 separated face up cards come together to sandwich selection, 2 more methods for Faro Fooler #12, see also page 13 for further handling details:
- Regarding Three Selections and Crimp Card
- On Packet Handling
- The No Key Card Triple Selection Discovery
12Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Simple Sandwich Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro
Ed MarloFaro Divider Effects - Effect No.1aces lost in deck, performer cuts deck in 4 piles with aces on top, kings on bottom, faro14Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces Cards / Effect Themes / Four of a kind Effects / Production / As a Climax
Ed MarloFaro Divider Effects - Effect No.2aces and kings lost in deck, performer cuts deck into 4 piles with aces and kings on top and bottom of each, faro14Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces
Ed MarloFaro Divider Effects - Effect No.3: Faro Spellerafter spectator's shuffle, performer spells to several cards14Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling & Lie Detector Effects / Spelling / Impromptu
Ed MarloMultiple Placement Glimpseglimpsing 4 cards, each 13 card apart, at once, context14Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Faro Placement Cards / Sleights  / Glimpse / Center
Ed MarloFaro Divider Effects - Effect No.4: Miracle Locationwith the chance for a miracle effect15Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Locations / Miscellaneous
UnknownSelf Forceprinciple that spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle, context15Cards / Sleights  / Force / Psychological ForcesCards / Sleights  / Controls / Spectator shuffles - Subtleties
Ed MarloFaro Divider Effects - Effect No.5: Mental Eliminatorone of 13 memorized cards16Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / Partial Stack
Ed MarloMarlo's Double Discovery2 locator cards discover 2 chosen cards, faro16Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro
Ed MarloScoop Up Finesseeliminating transfer cut by scooping up deck with top card, context16Cards / Sleights  / Transfers / Miscellaneous
Ed MarloOn the Re-Stacking Pack2 spectators decide for numbers and remember the cards at their number four times with faros in between, each has a four of a kind, inspired by Alex Elmsley's The Restacking Pack18Cards / Effect Themes / "Number Effects" / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Mathematical Facts & CuriositiesCards / Effect Themes / Four of a kind Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / Full Stack
Ed MarloAnother Effect is the Followinguses Alex Elmsley's The Restacking Pack as a number force or book test19Cards / Effect Themes / "Number Effects" / Miscellaneous Numbers / Number Forces Book / Book Test
Ed Marlo18352 selections show up at same position in 2 piles, faro19Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous
Ed MarloPull Down Controlprocedure that sets 2 peeked-at selections at positions 9 (or x) from top and bottom, context19Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Multiple Peek Control Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights  / Break / Pull Down
Unknown18-35 Principlecontext19Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Mathematical Facts & Curiosities
Ed MarloOverhand Placement Controlprocedure that sets 2 selections at positions 9 (or x) from top and bottom with overhand shuffle, context20Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Shuffle Controls Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Shuffle Placement
Ed MarloThought Determinator"Is your card in this pile?", memorized deck, faro21Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / Full Stack
Ed MarloFaro Fan Constraintto apparently give a free choice to think of a card, but only half the cards are visible, context23Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Oddities Cards / Sleights  / Flourishes / Fans with tricky purpose
Ed MarloMarlo Faro Control - Two Card Faro Controlusing a locator card24Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro
Ed MarloThree Card Faro Controlusing a locator card24Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro
Ed MarloFour Card Faro Controlusing a locator card, see also Marlo's Four Card Miracle25Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro
Ed MarloFive Card Faro Controlusing a locator card25Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro
Ed MarloSix Card Faro Controlusing a locator card26Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro
Ed MarloSeven Card Faro Controlusing a locator card (doesn't work? see following version for 8 cards)27Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro
Ed MarloEight Card Faro Controlusing a locator card27Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro
Ed MarloNine and Ten Card Faro Controlusing a locator card27Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Location Routine
Ed MarloOpening Procedurefor a 10-card-location routine28Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Location Routine
Ed MarloAlternationusing an 8 card faro control to set-up for a Matching the Cards type routine29Cards / Effect Themes / Four of a kind Effects / Matching the Cards
Ed MarloMiracle Locationwith one suit from ace to king set-up, faro and non-faro handling30Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Locations / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / Partial Stack
Ed MarloA Matching Routinestay stack routine with 6 phases31Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / Stay Stack Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / 26-Apart-Stack
Ed MarloAdded Note for Matching Routinestay stack routine, alternative phases33Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / Stay Stack
Ed MarloDouble Peek Matchingfull stack33Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / 26-Apart-StackCards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Incomplete Faro
Ed MarloStay Stack Peek2 cards peeked at, behind back performer reverses card, it's between the 2 selections34Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Location Routine Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / Stay Stack
Ed MarloSecret Incomplete Faro Conditionvery fine unsquared condition, context34Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Incomplete Faro Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Oddities Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Fingertip Peek Controls
Ed MarloAll Around Square Upwith deck in secret incomplete faro condition, context35Cards / Sleights  / All Around Square Ups
Ed MarloImpromptu Peek Deckstay stack, secret incomplete faro condition, context35Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / Stay Stack
Ed MarloFaro Double Controlopenly controlling aces while secretly controlling other cards (e.g. kings)36Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Card Control Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro
Ed MarloAces and Numbers Variationcontext, another idea for Aces and Numbers37Cards / Effect Themes / "Number Effects" / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers)
Ed MarloCard Stack Demokings openly stacked, tens and aces end up also, faro and overhand stacking37Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Overhand Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Stacking Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Multiple Phase Routines
Ed MarloLessinout Stack Handlingcontext, see also page 3837Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking
Ed MarloTriple Faro Controlopenly controlling aces while secretly controlling two more sets of four-of-a-kinds39Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro
Ed MarloChanging of the Cardsperformer cuts deck in 4 face up piles, spectator chooses one, face cards of the other 3 piles are changed to match selection, faro39Cards / Effect Themes / Four of a kind Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards
Ed MarloThe Marlo Peek Deckmarked deck, memorized deck41Cards / Effect Themes / Divination / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Marked deck Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / Full Stack
Ed MarloThought Togethernessperformer and spectator thinks of a card, they are next to each other, memorized deck, faro, context42Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / Full Stack
Ed MarloAce Findersvalues of 4 unknown cards locate aces42Cards / Effect Themes / Four of a kind Effects / Production / One by One Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down and find selection
UnknownGambler's Bubble Peekcontext42Cards / Sleights  / Glimpse / Top or near Top
Ed MarloMarlo Miracle Acesclassic faro ace cutting, last ace found at named number44Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces Cards / Effect Themes / "Number Effects" / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) Cards / Sleights  / Estimation / Visual Estimation
Bob VeeserA Subtlety for the Spectator Cuts the Aces2 aces are on one pile, bluff sequence46Cards / Effect Themes / Four of a kind Effects / Spectator cuts to the Aces
Ed MarloMarlo's Four Card Miracle4 selections, faro control, cut to the aces with selections47Cards / Effect Themes / Four of a kind Effects / Spectator cuts to the Aces Cards / Sleights  / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Faro Controls / Normal Faro Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card
Bob VeeserAcetimationestimation presentation, nail nicked ace49Cards / Effect Themes / Four of a kind Effects / Spectator cuts to and turns over the Aces Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Nailnick
Bill SimonAcetimationestimation presentation, faro setting51Cards / Effect Themes / Four of a kind Effects / Spectator cuts to and turns over the Aces
Ed MarloAcetimationestimation presentation, faro setting, aces on bottom of packets52Cards / Effect Themes / Four of a kind Effects / Spectator cuts to and turns over the Aces
Ed MarloMarlo Slide Countbasically culling a card to bottom while counting packet, brief, context52Cards / Sleights  / Culling / Spread Cull / for Culling cards to front or back
Alex ElmsleyElmsley's Ultra Mentalungaffed, Brainweave52Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
Alex ElmsleyFaro Fancontext53Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Oddities Cards / Sleights  / Jog Finesses Cards / Sleights  / Flourishes / Fans with tricky purpose
Ed MarloMarlo's Handling Variationof Alex Elmsley's Elmsley's Ultra Mental (= Brainweave)53Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
UnknownPlunger Principlecontext53Cards / Principles / Plunger Principle
Ed Marlo & Alex ElmsleyMarlo's Faro Jogshandling possibilities for Alex Elmsley's Faro Fan idea
- Five Methods
- Side Jog to Angle Jog
- Angle Jog to Side Jog
- Table Faro Angle Jog
- Up Jogging the Reversed Card (2 methods)
54Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Oddities Cards / Sleights  / Jog Finesses Cards / Sleights  / Flourishes / Fans with tricky purpose
Ed MarloMarlo's Favoritehandling for Alex Elmsley's Elmsley's Ultra Mental (= Brainweave)58Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
Ed MarloTabled Faro Fan Set-Upusing table faro or only even riffle shuffle to get into Alex Elmsley's Faro Fan configuration, context59Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Oddities Cards / Sleights  / Jog Finesses Cards / Sleights  / Flourishes / Fans with tricky purpose
Ed MarloTreatise of an Original4 aces turn over in spread at once at different positions, faro, tabled and in-the-hands-method59Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Four Aces turn over in the pack at once
Ed MarloFaro Ribbon Spread Hide-Outcontext59Cards / Sleights  / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Faro Oddities Cards / Sleights  / Jog Finesses
Ed MarloInstant Reversethought-of card (of about 12) turns over, faro hide-out60Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Simple Card Turnovers Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
Ed MarloPremeditated Predictioncard is fairly selected from shuffled deck, card is predicted in matchbook, using index of 12 matchbooks and statistical principle, see also handling For Nonsmokers61Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Principles / Card Index Cards / Principles / Multiple Out
Ed MarloFor Nonsmokerscard is fairly selected from shuffled deck, duplicate is reversed as prediction in second deck, using statistical principle and faro hide-out, version of Premeditated Prediction62Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Principles / Multiple Out
Ed MarloFixed Faro Jogbeveling a deck with jogged cards and placing rubber band around it, so it can be put in pocket without disturbing jog condition, context62Cards / Sleights  / Jog Finesses
Ed MarloNever Miss Predictionfree selection is reversed in second pack, faro hide-out63Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects
Ed MarloMarlo's Brainwave1 of 10 thought of, this is reversed and odd-backed, faro fan63Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
Ed MarloOdd Thoughtspectator thinks of only odd-backed card in deck, no rough smooth, faro fan65Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice
Ed MarloOddity Handlingnamed card is odd-backed card, faro fan, see also Oddity!66Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Red Hot Mama
Ed MarloThoughts on Blind Choice2 selections from one deck match 2 reversed prediction cards in second deck, 4 methods with different gaffed decks (Ultra Mental Deck, deck with 26 different cards duplicated, Audley Walsh's Dream Deck / Koran Deck), inspired by Jack Avis' "Blind Choice" (GEN June 1964)67Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Brainwave & Invisible Deck Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Menetekel Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran
Ed MarloPhysical and Mentalperformer places physical selection next to mental selection (1 of 26), 2 phases, half forcing deck, faro fan68Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / Magic Thrust & VariationsCards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Sleights  / Force / Forcing from a Forcing Deck
Ed MarloUses for Half Forcing Decksee at bottom, context68Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Spectator locates Card Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck / Transmutation Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck
Ed MarloEasy Logical Procedurehandling for Alex Elmsley's Elmsley's Ultra Mental (= Brainweave)69Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects
Ed MarloUltra Repeathandling for Alex Elmsley's Elmsley's Ultra Mental (= Brainweave) with repeat phase and face-up/face-down challange location as clean-up, retaining divided deck (odd/even)69Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Locations / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck strategies / Divided Deck
Ed MarloThe Ultra Equivocehandling for Alex Elmsley's Elmsley's Ultra Mental (= Brainweave) in which any card can be thought of71Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice

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